Chapters
The next day is the same as the last, dew burning off quickly under a blue empty sky. Cal checks in with Lena, who reports that Trey is grand and eating everything in the house bar the dog food, and then spends the morning up in his back field, where he has a vegetable patch.
Chapters
Trey comes over the mountain carrying a broken chair. She carries it on her back, with the legs sticking out round her waist and held over her shoulders. The sky is a blue so hot it looks glazed, and the sun is burning the back of Trey’s neck.
Mystery
THE WALLS OF THE estate emerged from the morning fog before me, long and dark and rounded like the skin of some beached sea creature.
Chapters
I GLANCED at the clock just before I wrapped it up. Good—not too short, not too long. I said thank you and smiled
Chapters
IT WAS a Monday morning in Biloxi. I had on my best suit, fresh out of the dry-cleaning bag. I wore my lucky tie, the one my wife, Carrie Ann, had given me
Mystery
I would give anything if it meant I didn’t have to get out of this car. I would cut off all my hair. I would read War and Peace.
Thriller
People are always telling me how lucky I am. They tell me that I have a beautiful house, a fulfilling career, and I constantly get compliments on my shoes.